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The Canadian Bookman This was a specialized periodical dedicated to promoting the literary and artistic culture of Canada. Its focus was books and authors, literary criticism, publishing, book-selling and the library profession. The Bookman commenced publication in 1914 in Toronto as a monthly and lasted for one year. The periodical re-emerged, briefly, in 1915 as The Canadian Bookseller & Library Journal and, finally, took hold as the Canadian Bookman in 1919 to last twenty-two years,...

E.J. Pratt Library

19,729 20K

Anglo-Saxon and Old English vocabularies

1884 1884

by Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877; Wülker, Richard Paul, 1845-1910

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v. 1. Vocabularies. --v. 2. Indices
Topics: English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 Glossaries, vocabularies, etc, English language --...

E.J. Pratt Library

10,346 10K

The romance of William of Palerne (otherwise known as The romance of William and the werwolf)

1898 1898

by Guillaume de Palerne; Alisaunder; Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William), 1835-1912

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14,565 15K

Ad Lucilium epistulae morales

1917 1917

by Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D; Gummere, Richard Mott, 1883-

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Latin and English on opposite pages

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14,549 15K

Cursor mundi : the cursur o the world : a Northumbrian poem of the XIVth century in four versions, two of them Midland, from the Cotton ms ...

1874 1874

by Morris, Richard, 1833-1894

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54,396 54K

The complete works of Friedrich Nietzsche : the first complete and authorized English translation

Mar 26, 1911 03/11

by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900; Levy, Oscar Ludwig, 1867-

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52,823 53K

English compound words and phrases : a reference list with statement of principles and rules

1892 1892

by Teall, Francis Horace

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Topic: English language -- Compound words

E.J. Pratt Library

21,848 22K

Dionysiaca

1940 1940

by Nonnus, of Panopolis; Frye, Northrop. Marginalia; Rouse, W. H. D. (William Henry Denham), 1863-1950; Rose, H. J. (Herbert Jennings), 1883-1961; Lind, L. R. (Levi Robert), 1906-

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Greek and English on opposite pages

E.J. Pratt Library

11,078 11K

The "art" of rhetoric

1926 1926

by Aristotle; Freese, John Henry

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Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxii-xxxiv) and indexes
Topic: Rhetoric, Ancient

E.J. Pratt Library

22,828 23K

Lord Byron's Cain, a mystery : with notes, wherein the religion of the Bible is considered, in reference to acknowledged philosophy and reason

1830 1830

by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824; Grant, Harding

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Includes bibliographical references

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15,322 15K

Dionysiaca

1940 1940

by Nonnus, of Panopolis; Frye, Northrop. Marginalia; Rouse, W. H. D. (William Henry Denham), 1863-1950; Rose, H. J. (Herbert Jennings), 1883-1961; Lind, L. R. (Levi Robert), 1906-

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Greek and English on opposite pages

E.J. Pratt Library

8,175 8.2K

Questions and answers on Genesis

1953 1953

by Philo, of Alexandria; Marcus, Ralph, 1900-1956

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Includes bibliographical references
Topic: Bible

E.J. Pratt Library

3,363 3.4K

Die wortfamilien der lebenden hochdeutschen sprache als grundlage für ein system der bedeutungslehre

1905 1905

by Liebich, Bruno, 1862-1939

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Topic: German language

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3,149 3.1K

Gesamtinder zu Kluges Etymologischem worterbuch der deutschen sprache

1890 1890

by Janssen, Vincent Franz

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Topic: Kluge, Friedrich, 1856-1926

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30,219 30K

Persuasion

1905 1905

by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817

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1st ed. published 1818

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9,660 9.7K

The Roxburghe ballads

1871 1871

by Chappell, W. (William), 1809-1888

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Topic: English ballads and songs

E.J. Pratt Library

18,413 18K

The complete poems of Emily Brontë

1908 1908

by Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848; Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926; Nicoll, W. Robertson (William Robertson), Sir, 1851-1923

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7,219 7.2K

An essay concerning human understanding

1825 1825

by Locke, John, 1632-1704

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xvi, 568 p., [1] leaf of plates :
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Topic: Knowledge, Theory of

E.J. Pratt Library

12,512 13K

Merlin ; or, The early history of King Arthur : a prose romance (about 1450-1460 A.D.)

1899 1899

by Wheatley, Henry Benjamin, 1838-1917; Mead, William Edward, 1860-; Stuart-Glennie, John S; Nash, David William, 1809 or 10-1876

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Topic: Arthur, King

E.J. Pratt Library

4,403 4.4K

Eight bookes of the Peloponnesian Warre

1634 1634

by Thucydides; Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679

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BMC
Topic: Greece -- History Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C

E.J. Pratt Library

22,437 22K

A dictionary of English homonyms : pronouncing and explanatory

1899 1899

by Bey, A.F. Inglott

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Topic: English language -- Homonyms

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5,934 5.9K

Mirk's festial : a collection of homilies

May 29, 1905 05/05

by Mirk, John, fl. 1403?; Erbe, Theodor

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Includes index
Topic: Sermons, English -- Middle English, 1100-1500

E.J. Pratt Library

10,287 10K

Caxton's Eneydos, 1490

1890 1890

by Virgil; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491; Culley, Mathew Tewart, 1832-1889; Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910; Salverda de Grave, Jean Jacques, 1863-

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Topic: Enéas (Romance)

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10,132 10K

The Institutio oratoria of Quintilian

1920 1920

by Quintilian; Butler, Harold Edgeworth, 1878-1951

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Bibliography: v. 1, p. xi-xiii

E.J. Pratt Library

8,245 8.2K

Lydgate's Troy book. A.D. 1412-20

1906 1906

by Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?; Colonne, Guido delle, 13th cent; Benoît, de Sainte-More, 12th cent; Bergen, Henry, 1873-; Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910

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Topic: Troy (Extinct city) -- Romances, legends, etc

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1,941 1.9K

Wortschatz der germanischen spracheinheit

1909 1909

by Fick, August Friedrich, 1834-1901

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Topic: Germanic languages

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4,311 4.3K

The compleat English gentleman

1890 1890

by Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731; Bülbring, Karl Daniel, 1863-1917

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Canadian Libraries

5,983 6.0K

Historici graeci minores

1870 1870

by Dindorf, Ludwig August, 1805-1871

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10,194 10K

The complete poems of Sir John Davies

1876 1876

by Davies, John, 1565?-1618

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9,598 9.6K

Anne's house of dreams

1920 1920

by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942

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6,884 6.9K

Three prose versions of the Secreta secretorum

1898 1898

by Steele, Robert, 1860-1944; Henderson, T

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Topic: Education of princes

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8,465 8.5K

Ten one-act plays

1921 1921

by Gerstenberg, Alice

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Topic: One-act plays

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700 limerick lyrics; a collection of choice humorous versifications

1906 1906

by Vaughn, Stanton

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Topic: Limericks

Canadian Libraries

9,000 9.0K

Anthologia latina, sive, poesis latinae supplementum

1895 1895

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Topic: Inscriptions, Latin

E.J. Pratt Library

9,417 9.4K

The complete works of Friedrich Nietzsche : the first complete and authorized English translation

May 25, 1911 05/11

by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900; Levy, Oscar Ludwig, 1867-

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E.J. Pratt Library

3,761 3.8K

Tacitus : [in five volumes]

1914 1914

by Tacitus, Cornelius

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Latin and English on opposite pages
Topic: Rome -- History -- Flavians, 69-96

E.J. Pratt Library

12,994 13K

Catholicon Anglicum : an English-Latin wordbook dated 1483

1881 1881

by Herrtage, Sidney John Hervon

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Topics: English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 Dictionaries Latin, Latin language -- Dictionaries...

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4,505 4.5K

The English conquest of Ireland, A.D. 1166-1185 : mainly from the Expugnatio hibernica of Giraldus Cambrensis : a parallel text from 1. Ms. Trinity College, Dublin, E.2.31, about 425 A.D. 2. Ms. Rawlinson, B. 490, Bodleian Library, about 1440 A.D. ...

1896 1896

by Giraldus, Cambrensis, 1146?-1223?; Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910

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A free and abridged translation into English, made possibly by an English settler in Ireland. -Cf. Pref
Topic: Ireland -- History English Conquest, 1166-1186

E.J. Pratt Library

12,927 13K

The Hague conventions and declarations of 1899 and 1907, accompanied by tables of signatures, ratifications and adhesions of the various powers, and texts of reservations; edited by James Brown Scott, director

1915 1915

by International Peace Conference. (1st : 1899 : Hague, Netherlands); Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Division of International Law; International Peace Conference. (2nd : 1907 : Hague, Netherlands); Scott, James Brown, 1866-1943

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Topic: Arbitration, International

E.J. Pratt Library

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Dionysiaca

1940 1940

by Nonnus, of Panopolis; Frye, Northrop. Marginalia; Rouse, W. H. D. (William Henry Denham), 1863-1950; Rose, H. J. (Herbert Jennings), 1883-1961; Lind, L. R. (Levi Robert), 1906-

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Babylonian magic and sorcery : being "The prayers of the lifting of the hand", the cuneiform texts of a group of Babylonian and Assyrian incantations and magical formulae edited with transliterations, translations and full vocabulary from tablets of the Kuyunjik collections preserved in the British Museum

1896 1896

by King, L. W. (Leonard William), 1869-1919

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Topics: Akkadian language -- Texts, Incantations, Assyro-Babylonian, Magic, Assyro-Babylonian

E.J. Pratt Library

5,820 5.8K

On early English pronunciation : with especial reference to Shakspere and Chaucer, containing an investigation of the correspondence of writing with speech in England from the Anglosaxon period to the present day ...

1869 1869

by Ellis, Alexander John, 1814-1890

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Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400, English language -- Phonology, English...

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2,682 2.7K

The Prose life of Alexander : from the Thornton ms.

1913 1913

by Westlake, John Stephen, 1877-

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[v.] 1. The text
Topic: Alexander the Great (Romances, etc.)

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12,163 12K

1869 1869

by Ellis, Alexander John, 1814-1890

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Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400, English language -- Phonology, English...

E.J. Pratt Library

12,612 13K

English idioms

Jun 19, 2022 06/22

by Dixon, James Main, 1856-1933

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Topics: English language -- Idioms, corrections, errors, English language -- Dictionaries

E.J. Pratt Library

3,527 3.5K

Lectures on metaphysics and logic

1859 1859

by Hamilton, William, Sir, 1788-1856

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Topics: Metaphysics, Logic

Paul Pratt Memorial Library

1,249 1.2K

1995 Town of Cohasset (Mass.) Annual Report

1995 1995

by The Selectmen

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Topics: History, Cohasset, Mass.

Paul Pratt Memorial Library

3,138 3.1K

Tessahoc

1969 1969

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Description based on: 1951 ed.; Title may vary slightly.
Topics: Cohasset High School (Cohasset, Mass.)--Students--Yearbooks, School...

Canadian Libraries

7,267 7.3K

Ennianae poesis reliquiae

1903 1903

by Ennius, Quintus; Vahlen, Johannes, 1830-1911

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Canadian Libraries

3,309 3.3K

Commentarii in librum Aristotelis [peri hermeneias (Romanized form)]

1880 1880

by Boethius, d. 524; Meiser, Karl, 1843-1912

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Topic: Aristotle

E.J. Pratt Library

5,853 5.9K

The romance and prophecies of Thomas of Erceldoune : printed from five manuscripts, with illustrations from the prophetic literature of the 15th and 16th centuries

1875 1875

by Thomas, the Rhymer, 1220?-1297?; Murray, James Augustus Henry, Sir, 1837-1915

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Topic: Prophecies

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9,074 9.1K

Questions and answers on Exodus

1953 1953

by Philo, of Alexandria; Marcus, Ralph, 1900-1956

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Includes bibliographical references and index
Topic: Bible

E.J. Pratt Library

4,750 4.8K

Tacitus : [in five volumes]

1914 1914

by Tacitus, Cornelius

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Latin and English on opposite pages
Topic: Rome -- History -- Flavians, 69-96

E.J. Pratt Library

8,979 9.0K

On the Latin language

1938 1938

by Varro, Marcus Terentius; Kent, Roland G. (Roland Grubb), 1877-1952

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English and Latin on opposite pages
Topic: Latin language

E.J. Pratt Library

10,316 10K

Imagines

1931 1931

by Philostratus, the Athenian, 2nd/3rd cent; Philostratus, the Lemnian, 3rd cent; Callistratus, 3rd or 4th cent. Descriptions; Fairbanks, Arthur, 1864-1944

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Greek and English on opposite pages
Topics: Painting, Painting, Greco-Roman

E.J. Pratt Library

6,545 6.5K

Tacitus : [in five volumes]

1914 1914

by Tacitus, Cornelius

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Latin and English on opposite pages
Topic: Rome -- History -- Flavians, 69-96

E.J. Pratt Library

10,732 11K

1869 1869

by Ellis, Alexander John, 1814-1890

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Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400, English language -- Phonology, English...

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5,301 5.3K

A book of English poetry

1915 1915

by Beaumont, George

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Topic: English poetry

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5,064 5.1K

Originals and analogues of some of Chaucer's Canterbury tales

Apr 5, 1872 04/72

by Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910; Brock, Edmund; Clouston, W. A. (William Alexander), 1843-1896

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Issued in five parts
Topics: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400, Literature, Medieval, Literature, Comparative -- Themes, motives

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6,451 6.5K

Melusine

Apr 4, 1895 04/95

by Jean, d'Arras; Donald, Alexander Karley

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Includes indexes

E.J. Pratt Library

1,292 1.3K

Hippocrates, with an English translation

1923 1923

by Hippocrates; Heraclitus, of Ephesus. On the universe; Jones, W. H. S. (William Henry Samuel), 1876-1963; Potter, Paul, 1944-; Withington, E. T. (Edward Theodore)

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Vol. 3 translated by E.T. Withington
Topics: Medicine, Medicine, Greek and Roman

Canadian Libraries

4,285 4.3K

Scaenicae Romanorum poesis fragmenta

1897 1897

by Ribbeck, Otto, 1827-1898

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Includes indexes
Topics: Latin drama (Tragedy), Latin drama (Comedy)

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3,320 3.3K

The right plesaunt and goodly historie of the foure sonnes of Aymon

1884 1884

by Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491; Richardson, Octavia

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Includes indexes

Paul Pratt Memorial Library

1,172 1.2K

Tessahoc

1997 1997

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Description based on: 1951 ed.; Title may vary slightly.
Topics: Cohasset High School (Cohasset, Mass.)--Students--Yearbooks, School...

E.J. Pratt Library

3,615 3.6K

England and the hundred years' war (1327-1485)

1898 1898

by Oman, Charles William Chadwick, Sir, 1860-1946

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Topic: Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453

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4,390 4.4K

A short comparative grammar of English and German : as traced back to their common origin and contrasted with the classical languages

1894 1894

by Henry, Victor, 1850-1907

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"Bibliographical note": p. xxv-xxviii
Topics: English language -- Grammar, German language -- Grammar

E.J. Pratt Library

7,607 7.6K

Selected epigrams of Martial

1908 1908

by Martial; Post, Edwin, 1851-

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Topic: Epigrams

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The Celtic review

Mar 26, 1905 03/05

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Topic: Celtic literature

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The Greek bucolic poets

1912 1912

by Theocritus; Edmonds, J. M. (John Maxwell); Frye, Northrop. Marginalia

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Greek and English on opposite pages
Topics: Pastoral poetry, Greek, Greek poetry, English poetry

The Canadian Bookman

2,421 2.4K

Canadian bookman : a monthly review of contemporary literature devoted to the interests of Canadian bookbuyers

1909 1909

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Topics: Canadian literature, Books

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Located on the Victoria University campus, the E.J. Pratt Library collection numbers approximately 250,000 items and contains books, periodicals, documents, pamphlets and specialized material, excluding theology, which support undergraduate studies at Victoria University.

General Collections include:

Canadian Studies
Classics
English
French
German literature
History
Near Eastern Studies
Philosophy
Political Science
Religious Studies

Special Collections Include:

William Blake
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Northrop Frye
E.J. Pratt
John Wesley
Virginia Woolf / Bloomsbury
and many others.

Victoria University Library maintains a number of special collections in various subject areas. Included in the collections are printed books, manuscripts and papers. Many of the items are catalogued, and inventories and finding aids are available for the manuscript collections.

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